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  11 October 2019
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo's appeal to religious leaders for the defense of civilians Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders must raise their voices against the atrocities committed against innocent civilians in Myanmar: this is the appeal launched by Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, who rem ...
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  11 October 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - Extraordinary Missionary Month: the diocese of Rome sets up an award dedicated to Don Andrea Santoro Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "If we have discovered we are children of the Heavenly Father, how can we be silent about the joy of being loved, the certainty of always being precious in the eyes of God? This is the announcement ...
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  11 October 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Bishop of Posadas: worries about the lack of candidates' proposals on fundamental issues Posadas (Agenzia Fides) - In a conversation with Radio Tupambaé, the Bishop of the Diocese of Posadas, Mgr. Juan Rubén Martínez, reflected on the electoral campaign that is taking place throughout the country, which h ...
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  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of successor of the Bishop of Alleppey Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Alleppey (India), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Stephen Athipozhiyil. He is succeeded by His Exc. ...
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  11 October 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Extraordinary Missionary Month: "What is your mission?" Catholic Mission Campaign on social media Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - On October 20, the whole world will celebrate World Missions Day, which this year represents the height of the Extraordinary Missionary Month announced by Pope Francis for October 2019. Among the ...
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  11 October 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A festival to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Evangelization of the Ivory Coast Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Ivory Coast is preparing to celebrate the 125th year of evangelization next year. On October 28, 1895, fathers Alexandre Hamard and Emile Bonhomme, the first missionaries ...
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  10 October 2019
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Witnesses from north-eastern India in the German dioceses for the Extraordinary Missionary Month Nuremberg (Agenzia Fides) - The Extraordinary Missionary Month was inaugurated at a national level in Münster on Sunday 6 October, with a celebration presided by the Bishop of Münster, Felix Genn, and concelebrated by ...
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  10 October 2019
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Christian leaders called to be "peacemakers" in society Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Christian lay leaders are called to contribute to building peace in society. As Fides learns, this is what Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka and President of the Catholic Bishops' Co ...
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  10 October 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Investing in youth education is vital: the Church is at the forefront Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Education and the development of children and youth are the best investments a country can make to improve the progress of its future generation. This was the highlight of the meeting, held ...
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  10 October 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Opening of the Extraordinary Missionary Month: Ivorian Christians witness the Gospel of Christ without fear and without shame Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - "With our baptism we are all missionaries, sent and witnesses of the Gospel of Christ and we must act without fear and without shame", said His Exc. Mgr. Alexis Touably Youlo, Bishop of Agb ...
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  10 October 2019
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Languages, Mission, Memory": the Comboni Missionaries for the Year of Indigenous Languages and the Extraordinary Missionary Month Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The exhibition entitled "Languages, Mission, Memory; the contribution of Comboni Missionaries to the study and preservation of local languages in their work of proclaiming the Gospel" begins today ...
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  10 October 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "Dialogue and agreements are necessary regardless of who wins the election" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Under the current circumstances, dialogue is needed no matter who will rule after the presidential elections of 27 October. This is emphasized by the President of the Argentine Bishops' Con ...
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  9 October 2019
  EUROPE/POLAND - Archbishop Dal Toso at the PMS of Poland: thanks for your generous daily missionary commitment Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Giampietro Dal Toso, Assistant Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), visited the National Direction o ...
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  9 October 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops willing to collaborate to resolve current social tensions Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (ECE) have publicly offered to "collaborate in finding solutions regarding the tensions currently being faced by Ecuadorian society": this is wha ...
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  9 October 2019
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Italian institutions at the forefront of the second phase of restoration work on the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The second phase of the restoration and preservation works of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher enters the preparatory phase, and the pivotal role that will be entrusted to qualified Italian ...